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Apple Mac mini (Late 2024): M4 10-Core CPU/GPU, 24GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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B&H Photo Video has Apple Mac mini Desktop Computer (Z1CF0001E) on sale for $649. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 24GB Unified RAM
  • 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x Gigabit LAN
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
  • Compact 5 x 5" Form Factor
  • macOS with Apple Intelligence

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  • About this Deal:
  • About this Product:
    • The Apple Mac mini w/ M4 Chip is rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 193 B&H Photo Video customer reviews.

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B&H Photo Video has Apple Mac mini Desktop Computer (Z1CF0001E) on sale for $649. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 24GB Unified RAM
  • 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x Gigabit LAN
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
  • Compact 5 x 5" Form Factor
  • macOS with Apple Intelligence

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
  • About this Product:
    • The Apple Mac mini w/ M4 Chip is rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 193 B&H Photo Video customer reviews.

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Written by N3RD_01

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cuoreesitante
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Banging deal for the 24gb model. Just grab a decent usbc SSD and you will be set.
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The Mac mini M4 with 24GB RAM stands out as a compact desktop for heavier multitasking, Docker, and other memory hungry workflows. The extra unified memory can matter because macOS uses RAM for both system and graphics tasks, and the machine can lean on swap and the SSD when needed. The 256GB internal drive is workable if paired with a fast USB C external SSD, though storage upgrades are often seen as more compelling than paying for RAM alone. For casual browsing and productivity, 16GB is often described as enough, while power users may want to look higher up the lineup.

  • people who want to buy the 256GB internal model and plan to add external storage because commenters said you can pair it with a decent USB-C external SSD and that the internal SSD is removable/upgradeable depending on risk tolerance.

    cuoreesitantePonder

  • casual Mac mini users who mainly do browsing, productivity, and light workloads because commenters said the 24GB model will be more than enough for "casual use."

    MemorableTest417

  • power users running heavier container workloads because one commenter specifically said they run way too many Docker images on the smaller Mac mini and were discussing this configuration.

    cancerman

  • buyers who will actually benefit from extra unified memory (e.g., when video RAM and system RAM overlap) because commenters explained Macs use unified memory and argued 24GB can be meaningfully better than 16GB for real workloads.

    Ponder

  • people planning heavy 3D/video editing or long-context local LLM work because a commenter with a higher-spec Mac mini said 24GB probably isn't the best choice for heavy 3D/video editing or longer-context local LLMs.

    MemorableTest417

  • buyers who are mainly looking for the best value upgrade from 16GB to 24GB because commenters criticized the pricing as "$250 more for a mere 8gb of ram," calling it a major yikes.

    LavenderPickle7682

  • people who care more about storage capacity/speed than RAM because commenters suggested that for normal use, paying for a 512GB drive would be more important than the RAM upgrade.

    cancerman

  • power users who need a step up beyond the mini because one commenter said power users should spend more and get a Mac Studio instead of the highest-spec mini.

    wolve3

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Nov 27, 2025 8:12 AM
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cuoreesitanteNov 27, 2025 8:12 AM
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Banging deal for the 24gb model. Just grab a decent usbc SSD and you will be set.
Nov 27, 2025 8:28 AM
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cancermanNov 27, 2025 8:28 AM
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Finally, I run way too many docker images for the smaller Mac mini
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Nov 27, 2025 11:39 AM
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AquaGalley8616Nov 27, 2025 11:39 AM
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I will check back into this thread later today, I only see 2 posts so far. I guess this 24gb model is for more POWER users. I did watch some videos the last week or so on YOUTUBE and some were comparing 24gb's vs 16gb version. I am a very casual mac user, so 16gb seems good for me, but I know some people on slickdeals were looking for the 24gb model. I did pick up my second mac mini m4 last week for 450 dollars. .... so for 200 dollars I go from 16gb ram to 24gb ram, but the base 256gb SSD is the same. So 200 dollars for 8gb of ram. Maybe share how much better you mac mini m4 works with the extra ram. And other's I'm sure would be interested too.
Thanks OP for posting this ONE minute after mid-night.

UPDATE: I did find the youtube video where the guy goes into great detail with the 16gb vs 24gb mac mini m4. Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuc3Qp0hJuI
this video is 9 days old.
Last edited by AquaGalley8616 November 27, 2025 at 03:45 AM.
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Nov 27, 2025 11:46 AM
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Nov 27, 2025 11:46 AM
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Quote from AquaGalley8616 View quoted comment :
I will check back into this thread later today, I only see 2 posts so far. I guess this 24gb model is for more POWER users. I did watch some videos the last week or so on YOUTUBE and some were comparing 24gb's vs 16gb version. I am a very casual mac user, so 16gb seems good for me, but I know some people on slickdeals were looking for the 24gb model. I did pick up my second mac mini m4 last week for 450 dollars. .... so for 200 dollars I go from 16gb ram to 24gb ram, but the base 256gb SSD is the same. So 200 dollars for 8gb of ram. Maybe share how much better you mac mini m4 works with the extra ram. And other's I'm sure would be interested too.
Thanks OP for posting this ONE minute after mid-night.

UPDATE: I did find the youtube video where the guy goes into great detail with the 16gb vs 24gb mac mini m4. Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuc3Qp0hJuI
this video is 9 days old.
Not worth it imo
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Nov 27, 2025 12:01 PM
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AquaGalley8616Nov 27, 2025 12:01 PM
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Quote from mkdenar View quoted comment :
Not worth it imo
yeah, the guy making the video had the 24gb model for about 9 months, and when he made the NEW video just 9 days ago, he was very knowledgeable about the difference.

At end of video he said the basic 16gb model is good for most people because this mac makes good use of how it uses memory, device has 8gb of swap memory, plus it can tap into the SSD card to help too. The guy has both the 16gb ram and 24gb models ... he didn't notice hardly any difference. BUT if some guys do things where is can help, I guess get the 24gb model. JUST watch the video first. And comment in this thread and share with the fellow slickdealers.
Last edited by AquaGalley8616 November 27, 2025 at 04:03 AM.
Nov 27, 2025 1:10 PM
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statfishNov 27, 2025 1:10 PM
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Quote from cuoreesitante View quoted comment :
Banging deal for the 24gb model. Just grab a decent usbc SSD and you will be set.
Can you install a new SSD on Mac mini? I thought we can't. Thanks.
Nov 27, 2025 1:40 PM
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Nov 27, 2025 1:43 PM
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PonderNov 27, 2025 1:43 PM
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Quote from statfish View quoted comment :
Can you install a new SSD on Mac mini? I thought we can't. Thanks.
You can add a USBC external SSD. You can also upgrade the Internal SSD depending on your risk tolerance as it is removable.
Nov 27, 2025 1:46 PM
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LavenderPickle7682Nov 27, 2025 1:46 PM
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$250 more for a mere 8gb of ram. Major yikes, Apple.
Nov 27, 2025 1:59 PM
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PonderNov 27, 2025 1:59 PM
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Quote from AquaGalley8616 View quoted comment :
yeah, the guy making the video had the 24gb model for about 9 months, and when he made the NEW video just 9 days ago, he was very knowledgeable about the difference.

At end of video he said the basic 16gb model is good for most people because this mac makes good use of how it uses memory, device has 8gb of swap memory, plus it can tap into the SSD card to help too. The guy has both the 16gb ram and 24gb models ... he didn't notice hardly any difference. BUT if some guys do things where is can help, I guess get the 24gb model. JUST watch the video first. And comment in this thread and share with the fellow slickdealers.
MACs have unified memory. This is both your video ram and your system ram. So your already below 16 GB just from the start. I would love to be able to add more ram to Macs. I do find 24 GB helps simply because now you are truly above 16 GB as likely you are using less than 8 GB of video ram. I would be pretty happy with MACs if Apple simply doubled amount of ram upgraded per 200 dollars to 16GB. OF course with AI price increase this is less likely then I would like.
Nov 27, 2025 2:03 PM
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bweiherNov 27, 2025 2:03 PM
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Maybe it's more about what that additional 8mb gets in you in your everyday use case OR longevity vs being able to say just "I have xx amount of ram".
Nov 27, 2025 3:35 PM
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AquaGalley8616Nov 27, 2025 3:35 PM
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Quote from bweiher View quoted comment :
Maybe it's more about what that additional 8mb gets in you in your everyday use case OR longevity vs being able to say just "I have xx amount of ram".
... yeah ... it does depend on what a person is considering doing with their mac mini m4. That is why I am recommending watching the youtube video I posted where guy that owns both 16gb model and the 24gb model says, he shows graphics and info as he adds many apps and programs, and how it looks and how MAC responds. If you post without at least watching the video, ... the guy talks about how he went about testing the difference in real world use. Also people that do have the 24gb model can share their experiences too. Now if it was both 24 gb ram and 516gb Storage for 200 dollars ... that sounds reasonable , but I probably would still get the base model and just use NVMe or get thunderbolt speeds (if I neeed that).
Nov 27, 2025 5:19 PM
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MemorableTest417Nov 27, 2025 5:19 PM
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Quote from AquaGalley8616 View quoted comment :
... yeah ... it does depend on what a person is considering doing with their mac mini m4. That is why I am recommending watching the youtube video I posted where guy that owns both 16gb model and the 24gb model says, he shows graphics and info as he adds many apps and programs, and how it looks and how MAC responds. If you post without at least watching the video, ... the guy talks about how he went about testing the difference in real world use. Also people that do have the 24gb model can share their experiences too. Now if it was both 24 gb ram and 516gb Storage for 200 dollars ... that sounds reasonable , but I probably would still get the base model and just use NVMe or get thunderbolt speeds (if I neeed that).
I got the 512gb ssd 32gb ram model for $1187 after tax from b&h a while ago now and use an external nvme ssd with it. The external nvme is marginally faster than the internal ssd (3250mb/s vs 3100mb/s) via tb4.
The 32gb version lets me run 12b (4bit quant) local llms with 100k context (with no ssd swap) and get ~15-20tok/sec depending on the model. I can even run 70b (2 bit) models on it (but only at a miserably slow 2-3 tok/sec though).
I also use crossover/sikarugir/wine and get way better gaming performance on it than my ryzen 7 7735hs 32gb ram minipc (steady 4k@30fps using fsr quality for path of exile 2 at medium/high settings). The minipc can only run poe2 at 1080p @ 30 or so fps for comparison.
If all you're wanting is casual use, browsing, productivity, etc., then the 24gb will more than be enough. If you're wanting to do heavy 3D/video editing or run local llms with longer contexts, then obviously 24gb probably isn't the best choice. Personally I wouldn't bother modding the internal ssd for storage—just use an external nvme via tb4. Tb4 will be the bottleneck for speed (approx. 3250mb/s). Hope this helps.
Nov 27, 2025 7:20 PM
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cancermanNov 27, 2025 7:20 PM
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Quote from AquaGalley8616 View quoted comment :
yeah, the guy making the video had the 24gb model for about 9 months, and when he made the NEW video just 9 days ago, he was very knowledgeable about the difference.

At end of video he said the basic 16gb model is good for most people because this mac makes good use of how it uses memory, device has 8gb of swap memory, plus it can tap into the SSD card to help too. The guy has both the 16gb ram and 24gb models ... he didn't notice hardly any difference. BUT if some guys do things where is can help, I guess get the 24gb model. JUST watch the video first. And comment in this thread and share with the fellow slickdealers.
I think for normal use the model with the 512 GB hard drive would be more important since that's much faster storage

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Nov 27, 2025 7:35 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
$250 more for a mere 8gb of ram. Major yikes, Apple.
It's one of the drawbacks with their newer M series processors with unified memory (soldered LPDDR). No more buying the lower end models and upgrading the RAM yourself to save money. They claim the newer design boosts performance and lowers power consumption, but my conspiracy is they did it to force you to pay the Apple price.

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